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Ryounkaku (凌雲閣 Ryōunkaku), lit. Cloud-Surpassing Pavilion or Cloud-Surpassing Tower) was Japan's first western style skyscraper that stood in the Asakusa district of Tokyo from 1890 until its demolition following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. The Asakusa Jūnikai (浅草十二階lit. Asakusa Twelve-stories), as it was called affectionately by Tokyoites, was the most popular attraction in Tokyo, and was a showcase for new technologies as it housed Japan's first electric elevator.